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News and Information

We will be working with one of the teachers at the Las Vegas Chinese School on an experimental 5-week Saturday class “Introduction to Simplified Chinese for Adults”. Please see the registration form for details.

See Results from 2025 Southern Nevada Scholastic Championship on March 1 on Silver State Chess website

See Results from 2025 Southern Nevada Scholastic Championship on March 1 on
US Chess website

See Results from 2025 Southern Nevada Girls Championship on March 9 on Silver State Chess website

See Results from 2025 Southern Nevada Girls Championship on March 9 on
US Chess website

It’s come to our attention that some email we send to the mail list is either sent to Spam folders or blocked completely. On this website, you can find PDFs of recent email. Click this link to see them.

Membership Program – Join Now!
We are now offering a Membership Program to our members. Membership entitles paid members to receive $10.00 off any single tournament each month. If you play one tournament each month, you’ll receive a total of $120 discount. In addition, we started Casual Chess every Friday night on a weekly basis (excluding some weeks for scheduling conflicts). We also plan to hold a Casual Chess session on at least one weekend day each month. The cost will be $7 each time but the fee is included in Membership benefits for all Paid Members. The annual membership fee is $100.00. For two or more players in a household (e.g. siblings or parent/children), the annual membership fee is $150 for up to 4 household players. While paying the annual membership fee is optional, please consider that by becoming a paid member, you will be helping to ensure SNVCC continues to grow and expand. Join Now!


Weekly Casual Chess at Southern Nevada Chess Club. Free for members! $7.00 all others. First time free. Fridays 6:00pm-8:45pm. Note: Some scheduling conflicts will pre-empt occasional Friday activity.

We now have two Crokinole Boards! Players attending weekly Casual Chess And Socializing may play Crokinole.

US Chess has announced an increase in Membership fees beginning January 1. Adult annual memberships will rise to $54 from the current $45. Youth (under age 19 at expiration) memberships will rise to $24 from the current $20. SNVChess can assist anyone in joining or renewing memberships.

SNVCC hosted our first Annual 702 Winter Classic. The results can be seen here:

See Las Vegas Review Journal article featuring Bridgeopolis Chess

Upcoming Tournaments and activities at Southern Nevada Chess Club

Casual Chess

NOTE: No Casual Chess on Friday May 30 or June 6

Join us for our weekly Casual Chess night. We may also have other board games like Crokinole.
Fee: FREE for Paid members. All others: $7.00

Registration not required but please email us to let us know if you plan to come.

If there are no players present before 7:30pm, we will close early that night.

Crokinole and Cornhole at SNVCC

We now have TWO Crokinole boards and a Cornhole set for our players’ enjoyment during Casual Chess and Socializing.

Tournaments coming soon. Click the More Info button above for details

June Series

June Rounds: June 12, 17, 19, 24. NOTE: June 17 and 24 are Tuesdays. With enough players for June in two ratings groups, we can have multiple sections. Otherwise, all players compete in one section.

The series is limited to players with ratings above 900. We play one round each night for a total of four rounds. Fee: $50 in advance. Add $2 for Venmo/Paypal$2 with cash or personal check.

Sunday May 25 @ 1pm

A second monthly Beginner and 700+ single-day Tournament for adults and kids to coincide with Memorial Weekend. Multiple sections will be created based on a sufficient number of similarly-rated players. With too few players to create multiple sections, all players will merge into one section. Entry fee: $27. Save $2 with cash or personal check.

TBA



TBA

This is our monthly single-day Scholastic tournament for students in grades 2-12. Multiple sections will be created based on a sufficient number of similarly-rated or similarly-aged players. With too few players to create multiple sections, all players will merge into one section. Entry fee: $27. Save $2 with cash or personal check.



We’ve compiled a short guide for new Southern Nevada Chess Club Players

Download the Guide

The Southern Nevada Chess Club is a private club. Anyone may join but management reserves the right, at our sole discretion, to remove an individual deemed as rude, arrogant, or failing to exhibit good sportsmanship. It is the responsibility of all players to know and understand the official Rules of Chess.